Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Toyota Rav-4
Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure on the Toyota Rav-4 is recorded on 2,214 tests — 2.0% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 3.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.6% of tests record it — this model is 3.3× that share |
| The 233 models compared | 21 of 233, highest first |
| The model's own record | 109,644 tests · every year of the Rav-4 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Toyota Rav-4 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2001, 2.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.5%. The share has fallen 1.6 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 2.1%; best 2014 at 0.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60 | 2,852 | 2.1% |
| 2002 | 86 | 4,686 | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 101 | 13,592 | 0.7% |
| 2004 | 159 | 18,424 | 0.9% |
| 2005 | 186 | 22,844 | 0.8% |
| 2006 | 313 | 23,656 | 1.3% |
| 2007 | 269 | 19,680 | 1.4% |
| 2008 | 166 | 12,342 | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 142 | 11,382 | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 311 | 25,426 | 1.2% |
| 2011 | 228 | 23,290 | 1.0% |
| 2012 | 106 | 12,592 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 57 | 4,855 | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 23 | 4,567 | 0.5% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £18–£45 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Linkage ball joint dust cover insecure: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Toyota Rav-4 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Toyota model →